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Rank by Power and Influence
Total Power and Influence Rank Action Bonus Influence/Power Defence
1,000 1 +1 +2/+0
4,000 2 +2 +3/+0
9,000 3 +3 +3/+1
16,000 4 +4 +4/+1
25,000 5 +5 +4/+1
36,000 6 +6/+1 +5/+2
49,000 7 +7/+2 +5/+2
64,000 8 +8/+3 +6/+2
81,000 9 +9/+4 +6/+3
100,000 10 +10/+5 +7/+3
121,000 11 +11/+6/+1 +7/+3
144,000 12 +12/+7/+2 +8/+4
169,000 13 +13/+8/+3 +8/+4
196,000 14 +14/+9/+4 +9/+4
225,000 15 +15/+10/+5 +9/+5
256,000 16 +16/+11/+6/+1 +10/+5
289,000 17 +17/+12/+7/+2 +10/+5
324,000 18 +18/+13/+8/+3 +11/+6
361,000 19 +19/+14/+9/+4 +11/+6
400,000 20 +20/+15/+10/+5 +12/+6
one another do so knowing full well that betrayal lies in
wait.
Total Power and Influence: Add the Noble House or
organisation’s Power and Influence together and consult
this column to determine the rank of the Noble House or
organisation.
Rank: This is the rank of the Noble House or organisation,
as determined by its Total Power and Influence.
Action Bonus: The organisation has an Action Bonus
that works very similarly to the base attack bonus for an
individual. As the organisation grows larger, it is able
to undertake more actions without fear of overextending
itself, though each action has progressively less chance of
success.
Influence/Power Defence: The Power and Influence
Defence ratings of Noble Houses or organisations represent
their ability to deal with threats of Influence or Power. If
the Noble House’s Power rating is higher than its Influence
rating, its power defence is higher and vice versa. This
rating is used when the organisation defends itself from
hostile action (see below).
Players of the Game of Bones
For the drow, the Game of Bones is the ultimate expression
of what it means to survive and thrive in the Underdeep. The
drow believe in the dominance of the weak by the strong for
the benefit of the race and the Game of Bones represents
a clean, clear expression of that principle. On the other
hand, the Game of Bones does offer some protection to the
weak, because the strong simply are not able to act fast
or decisively enough to wipe them out. Given the utility
of the weak as tools for the strong, some weaker Players
survive purely by doing as they are told, stifling individual
ambitions to cling to the shards of power they already have,
while dreaming of the day of their own ascendancy.
Drow Noble Houses
The most pervasive rulers of drow society are the Noble
Houses, the most powerful of which are detailed in this
book. However, there are innumerable other Houses, as
well as splinters of the great Houses, all of whom play their
own part in the ongoing Sheathed War.
While members of a Noble House may live within the
fortress home in whichever city they inhabit, some do not,
preferring their own bolt-holes in the city, hidden from their
enemies and their family members. The House fortresses
do serve as symbols of power and a place for the House
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